John was the son of Gerard Cauvin, notary and secretary to the chapter of Noyon Cathederal
Calvin latinized the family name as Calvinus
John Calvin had good educational opportunities+
Johns mother reputed to have been a beautiful she died when Calvin was young and his father remarried
Summary Paragraph: John Calvin was a theologian and pastor during the protestant reformation. He originally trained as a humanist lawyer, and broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530.
Date Born/Died: July 10,1509-May 27,1564
Location: Noyon,Picardy,France
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John Calvin was a theologian and pastor during the protestant reformation. He originally trained as a humanist lawyer, and broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530.